Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas--Community Discussion

Okay...this was the single greatest half hour of television (or 21 minutes) that I have seen this season by far and in a very long time. I laughed my ass off for nearly the entire episode and teared up at the emotional moments (and there were). John Oliver almost steals the episode away from the rest of the gang with his brilliant performance. Alison Brie is a hot stop motion ballerina. Just brilliant. This is a must watch episode even if you don't watch "Community" for all the references in the episode.

I liked the animation and a couple of the jokes but the story was very weak and the parts that were supposed to be bittersweet didn't connect. They should have had a great script and then animated it, but this seemed like the animation was the driving force and the writing was an afterthought. The show had a strong first year with some nice character writing, but this season it's becoming a collection of gimmicks.

I thought the Joel McHale... puppet? looked the least like the actor of any of them.

I find this show very troublesome. I keep giving it a try because I know how much my fellow Internet pop culture junkies love it and I keep ending up being disappointed. Once in awhile, though, there is an episode that I really enjoy that seems to justify the online cult around the show. The paintball episode and the episode about the pen, for example. The show is just so inconsistent, though. There are weeks when I just get exasperated at its smartass tone, which prevents me from caring about the characters. Abed is a very annoying character too, with his motormouth schtick.

I liked this episode, though. I agree that the story was weak, but the animation was adorable and even as someone who has never watched "Lost", I really liked that pay-off (and pay-off joke). What I liked most were the little details like the Chevy Chase teddy bear squeaking whenever it walks. The girls were really well-designed too. They looked exactly like the actresses playing them.

Oh, man, that was hilarious. In a season where The Office continues to disappoint more than entertain, thank Abed for Community.

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I admit I haven't seen every episode this season, but I thought the Christmas episode last night was pretty funny. I loved the ending with terrified Jim trying to make his way through the army of snowmen.

Oh, man, that was hilarious. In a season where The Office continues to disappoint more than entertain, thank Abed for Community.

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I admit I haven't seen every episode this season, but I thought the Christmas episode last night was pretty funny. I loved the ending with terrified Jim trying to make his way through the army of snowmen.

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I watched "Classy Christmas" after "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas," and it was pretty damn good, I agree. I think it was the best episode of the season.